Browse "Noun" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

华夏

Huá Xià

‘Huá Xià’ is a classical, literary term for th

坏习惯

huài xí guàn

'Bad habit' refers to a repeated behavior that is

坏消息

huài xiāo xī

'Bad news' literally combines three characters: 坏

坏人

huài rén

'坏人' (huài rén) literally combines 坏 (huài),

绝境

jué jìng

‘绝境’ literally combines 绝 (jué), meaning ‘c

处境

chǔ jìng

‘处境’ literally combines ‘处’ (chǔ), meaning

心境

xīn jìng

‘Xīn jìng’ literally combines ‘xīn’ (heart/

境界

jìng jiè

‘境界’ (jìng jiè) literally combines ‘境’ (j

国境

guó jìng

‘国境’ literally means ‘nation’s boundary’ —

东城

dōng chéng

Dongcheng District (Dōng Chéng) is one of the ce

城堡

chéng bǎo

城堡 (chéng bǎo) means 'castle' — a large, fort

外城

wài chéng

'Wài chéng' literally means 'outer city' — comp

城墙

chéng qiáng

Chéng qiáng literally means 'city wall'—a massi

城市

chéng shì

城市 (chéng shì) means 'city' or 'urban area'—a

蓝图

lán tú

‘蓝图’ literally means ‘blue map’ — a compoun

企图

qǐ tú

‘企图’ (qǐ tú) literally combines ‘企’ (qǐ)

图表

tú biǎo

图表 (tú biǎo) is a compound noun meaning 'chart

图画

tú huà

'图画' (tú huà) literally combines '图' (tú), m

图书

tú shū

图书 literally means 'diagram' (图) + 'writings' (

地图

dì tú

地图 (dì tú) literally means 'earth picture' —

果园

guǒ yuán

An orchard is a piece of land where fruit trees—s

幼儿园

yòu ér yuán

幼儿园 (yòu ér yuán) literally means 'young-chi

植物园

zhí wù yuán

植物园 (zhí wù yuán) literally means 'plant gar

动物园

dòng wù yuán

‘动物园’ literally means ‘animal garden’ — a

花园

huā yuán

‘花园’ literally combines ‘花’ (huā), meaning

嘴巴

zuǐ ba

嘴巴 (zuǐ ba) is a colloquial, warm, and often af

黑啤酒

hēi pí jiǔ

黑啤酒 literally means 'black beer' and refers to

冰啤酒

bīng pí jiǔ

冰啤酒 (bīng pí jiǔ) literally means 'ice beer'

啤酒花

pí jiǔ huā

啤酒花 (pí jiǔ huā) literally means 'beer flowe

啤酒厂

pí jiǔ chǎng

‘啤酒厂’ literally means ‘beer factory’ — it

啤酒杯

pí jiǔ bēi

'啤酒杯' literally combines three characters: '啤'

啤酒

pí jiǔ

‘啤酒’ (pí jiǔ) is the standard Mandarin term

假哭

jiǎ kū

'Fake crying' — 假哭 — literally combines 假 (ji

哭声

kū shēng

'Kū shēng' literally combines 哭 (kū), meaning

四周

sì zhōu

四周 has two distinct but related meanings, both d

本周

běn zhōu

本周 literally means 'this week' and is composed o

周末

zhōu mò

周末 literally means 'end of the week' — 周 (zhō

周围

zhōu wéi

周围 (zhōu wéi) is a noun meaning 'surroundings'

朝向

cháo xiàng

Cháo xiàng literally combines cháo (to face, to

向量

xiàng liàng

‘向量’ (xiàng liàng) is a technical noun borro